Internet news has an article about open source (specifically the GPL license) giving new life to several old software ideas. Gopher is mentioned as is the atari 2600, amiga os among others.

Also, they mention that old hardware has gotten a new lease on life in part because of linux. There is a variety (LUnix) little Unix, designed to run on Commodore 64, giving new life to the old hardware.

In some cases, they cite, a software project really only takes off after being open sourced. They also mention that some are open sourced officially and some are just revers engineered. I think that ANY piece of technology that is about to be ABANDONED needs to be set free. That can only help to make sure that old file formats and standards are accessible for years to come.

NEW exploit for the WMF vulnerabilityJust when you thought we had a good understanding of the recent zero-day WMF (Windows metafile exploit) it's worse. Sans is reporting on a new variation on the exploit released today. They have gone to yellow (again) to warn people. Here are some details. This exploit was "made by the......

What is Open SourceOpen source denotes that the origins of a product are publicly accessible in part or in whole. See Open source (disambiguation) for related topics and other meanings. This article focuses on open source as a modern or commonly used allusion to any open-source software (OSS) where its source code, its......

More linux software raid funOK, I know there are probably quite a few looking at this thinking.... "Hello where has he been?" when I'm talking about playing around with software raid under ubuntu linux, but.... in spite of all I've done supporting desktop systems and even small business servers I've never had an opportunity......

What sort of Life Insurance do you have?Back from my so-called vacation. Sadly, my Dad passed away right before I left so I spent most of my with funeral arrangements and sorting through his finances. A few important things I noticed. While my Dad was a very well-respected & apparently very well-known doctor with legendary medical knowledge,......

Getting Family Involved in Coin CollectingA coin collection is a strong hobby for any individual to take on. These collections are even more interesting and exciting to work on once multiple family members are involved. Coin collecting is a great way to bring family members together and to create a family hobby. There are multiple......

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